Bowl Projections: Week 8
Predicting and projecting the possible 2009-2010 post-season matchups.
| CFN's Week 8 bowl projections | |||
| Bowl date | Bowl | Conference ties | Projected matchup |
| Dec. 19 | New Mexico Bowl | Mountain West vs. WAC | Northern Illinois* vs. Fresno State |
| Dec. 19 | St. Petersburg Bowl | Big East vs. C-USA | South Florida vs. UCF |
| Dec. 20 | R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | C-USA vs. Sun Belt No. 1 | Marshall vs. Troy |
| Dec. 22 | MAACO Las Vegas Bowl | Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 4 | Utah vs. Arizona State |
| Dec. 23 | Poinsettia Bowl | Mountain West vs. Pac-10 | BYU vs. Oregon State |
| Dec. 24 | Sheraton Hawaii Bowl | C-USA vs. WAC | Southern Miss vs. Nevada |
| Dec. 26 | Emerald Bowl | ACC No. 7 vs. Pac-10 No. 5 | Duke vs. Stanford |
| Dec. 26 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | ACC No. 6 vs. Big East | North Carolina vs. Pitt |
| Dec. 26 | Motor City Bowl | Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC | Minnesota vs. Central Michigan |
| Dec. 27 | Music City Bowl | ACC vs. SEC | Boston College vs. Tennessee |
| Dec. 28 | Independence Bowl | Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8 | Iowa State vs. Auburn |
| Dec. 29 | Champs Sports Bowl | ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5 | Clemson vs. Michigan |
| Dec. 30 | EagleBank Bowl | ACC No. 8 vs. Army or C-USA | Florida State vs. East Carolina |
| Dec. 30 | Pacific Life Holiday Bowl | Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2 | Nebraska vs. California |
| Dec. 30 | Roady's Humanitarian Bowl | Mountain West vs. WAC | Wyoming vs. Boise State |
| Dec. 30 | Texas Bowl | Big 12 vs. Navy or C-USA | Texas A&M vs. Navy |
| Dec. 31 | Armed Forces Bowl | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Air Force vs. UTEP |
| Dec. 31 | Brut Sun Bowl | Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big East/Big 12/Notre Dame | Arizona vs. Missouri |
| Dec. 31 | Insight Bowl | Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6 | Northwestern vs. Kansas State |
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | ACC No. 2 vs. SEC | Virginia Tech. vs. South Carolina |
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | Big Ten No. 3 vs. ACC | Wisconsin vs. Ole Miss |
| Jan. 1 | Capital One Bowl | Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 | Ohio State vs. LSU |
| Jan. 1 | Gator Bowl | ACC No. 3 vs. Big East/Big 12/Notre Dame | Miami vs. Notre Dame |
| Jan. 2 | AutoZone Liberty Bowl | C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6 | Houston vs. Georgia |
| Jan. 2 | International Bowl | Big East vs. MAC No. 4 or 5 | Rutgers vs. Kent State |
| Jan. 2 | AT&T Cotton Bowl | Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC | Oklahoma vs. Arkansas |
| Jan. 2 | Papajohns.com Bowl | Big East vs. SEC | Connecticut vs. Kentucky |
| Jan. 2 | Valero Alamo Bowl | Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4 | Michigan State vs. Oklahoma State |
| Jan. 6 | GMAC Bowl | ACC vs. MAC | Idaho** vs. Temple |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | BCS - Big 10 vs. Pac 10 champs | Iowa vs. Oregon |
| Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | BCS - SEC champ | Alabama vs. Cincinnati |
| Jan. 4 | Fiesta Bowl | BCS - Big 12 champion *** | USC vs. TCU |
| Jan. 5 | Orange Bowl | BCS - ACC champion *** | Georgia Tech vs. Penn State |
| Jan. 7 | BCS National Championship | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 | Florida vs. Texas |